travel42 Hotel Review: El Tovar Hotel

El Tovar Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located 20 feet back from the canyon rim, this is the granddaddy of Fred Harvey's historic Grand Canyon lodgings, built in 1905, 14 years before the creation of the national park. It is in the style of a Swiss hunting lodge and stands at the terminus of the defunct Grand Canyon Railway.

Property Overview

Capped by a pointy cupola, the three-story building is constructed of Oregon pine and native stone, and decorated with Native American murals, centur...